Question

E. You are planning a huge graduation party for your friend. You decide to offer both an enchilada and

a taco meal at the party. The enchilada dish costs $5, and the taco dish cost $7. There will be 250
people at the party, and the total cost of the food is $1500 How many enchilada meals will there be?
How many taco meals will there be? You do not have to solve this system of equations.

Answer 1

x + y = 250 (representing the total number of meals)

5x + 7y = 1500 (representing the total cost of the food)

Explanation:

Answer 2

This problem can be solved by setting up two equations to represent the number of enchilada and taco meals being served. Let x be the number of enchilada meals and y be the number of taco meals. Then we have:

x + y = 250 (representing the total number of meals)

5x + 7y = 1500 (representing the total cost of the food)

Solving these equations using methods such as substitution or elimination will give you the values of x and y, i.e. the number of enchilada and taco meals being served at the party.